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In week one's class, we had an overview of the ENGR103-035 class, and we also looked at some bridges across the US and looked at its structures and shapes. Because it was the first week, we did not do a lot of stuff. My teammates and I have agreed to play around with the West Point Bridge Designer and actually start thinking about what our design of the bridge should be. The major accomplishment this week was just getting the idea of what the class will be like and finding out what we are going to be doing in the class. There are no issues whatsoever so far because I know who my team mates are, and I have no trouble working with them. We just have to figure out what we are going to do in the future for our designing of the bridge.

I think that the biggest issue that I will face through the term is how to design the bridge. All of the members in my group including myself have almost no experience with bridges and so I think that we will have disputes on how to design the bridge because all of us do not know exactly what to do. We will most likely have different ideas and because none of us have experience, we may have disputes on who's idea is better. When this happens, we will need to calmly discuss our ideas and listen to what the others say. The last thing I want is the group to fall apart because we could not decide on whose design was better. I am also sure that there will be the problem of who gets to do what. There will be some things which everyone will want to do, and some things that no one will want to do. In this situation, we will have to talk as a group once again until we come to a consensus and we can all agree on something. In both cases, it is important to talk as a group and communicate with one another. I do not think I will have problems communicating with others because I have known my group members for a while and I have no problem communicating with them. Even if they were people I had never met before, I am confident in my communication skills so I believe that I can calmly talk to my members and figure out a solution to our problems.